Cricket Tasmania has unveiled its Tasmanian Tigers men’s squad for the 2026-27 season, headlined by the arrival of young gun Teague Wyllie from Western Australia.
Wyllie, a top-order batter, joins the Tigers on a one-year deal alongside fellow new signing Caelan Maladay.
Maladay earned his spot on the contracted list after a strong 2025-26 season in the CTPL and Tasmania’s Second XI.
Officials said Maladay is seen as a like-for-like replacement for Keiran Elliott, who left for Western Australia during the off-season.
Ben McDermott returns to the full-time contracted list after rejoining the side without a contract last season.
He’s expected to bring experience and leadership to Tasmania’s red-ball cricket setup.
Nikhil Chaudhary has also been added to the full-time contracted list for the first time, signing a two-year deal.
Chaudhary impressed across the Sheffield Shield and One-Day Cup last season and was named a finalist for the 2025-26 Ricky Ponting Medal.
Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Ellis and Beau Webster will stay in Tasmania under Cricket Australia contracts.
Jake Weatherald has headed back to South Australia.
The Tigers have also brought in three rookie contract signings from New South Wales – Kasey Barton, William Taylor and Nitesh Samuel.
Cricket Tasmania’s high performance general manager Salliann Beams said the new faces would inject energy into the squad.
“It’s exciting to see some fresh faces and new energy coming into the playing group this season,” she said.
“With Taylor and Barton, we’re strengthening our pace bowling stocks and we’re looking forward to building healthy competition between the top order batters with the exciting addition of Samuel.”
Mac Wright and Charlie Wakim won’t have their contracts renewed this season.
